2020年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文(卷一)（全文）

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　News report 1

　 Franceis facing potentially more than one billion dollars and lost revenue this year,due to huge declines in tourism. (1) Safety concerns have been one of thebiggest reasons why the country has lost over half a billion in revenue alreadyin the first six months of 2016. The terror attacks in Paris last November,we"re called europe"s worst in the past decade besides violence, workersstrikes and heavy floods are said to have also been why international touristshave stayed away. So far in the Paris region there’s been a forty six percentdecline in Japanese visitors, thirty five percent fewer Russians and twentyseven percent fewer Italians.

　 Americantravelers seemed the least affected. Their numbers have only dropped by roughlyfive percent. According to the french government, the country is the number onetourist destination in the world, and tourism is extremely important to the Frencheconomy. The sector represents roughly nine percent of its GDP. (2) The Headof Paris’s Tourism Board said: “it"s time that the tourism sector is going throughan industrial disaster.”

　 Question1 What counts most for the huge declines in tourism in France?

　 Question2 What do we learn from the report about tourism in France?

　 News report 2

　 (3) Asmall plane with two sick U.S. workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesdayafter leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South Poleresearch station.

　 Aftermaking a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica, thetwo workers were flown to the southernmost Chilean city of Punta Arenas. In achaotic two days of flying, the rescue team flew 3,000 miles round-trip fromthe British station Rothera to pick up the workers at the U.S Amundsen-Scott Stationat the South Pole.

　 The twopatients aboard will be transported to a medical facility that can provide alevel of care that is not available at Amundsen-Scott, says a spokesperson. (4)Normally planes don"t go to the polar post from February to October becauseof the dangers of flying in the pitch-dark and cold.

　 “Antarcticacreates a hostile environment,” says the operations director for the British AntarcticSurvey, “if you are not careful, it’ll come around and bite you.”

　 Question3 What was the small plane’s mission to Antarctica?

　Question4 What makes flying to Antarctica dangerous from February to October?

　 News report 3

　 (5) A pilot from Virginia removed his son"s loose tooth using a helicopter. (6) Rick Rahim from Virginia flies helicopters for a living, and when his seven months tooth became loose he did not waste time by tying it to a door handle.

　 (6) Instead, Mr. Rahim tied one end of a string around his son’s tooth, and the other end to his full-sized commercial helicopter. (7) The father of four posted video clip of his playful venture on Facebook, advising parents to do fun and creative stuff with their kids.

　 The video shows him launching the helicopter into the air and flying just far enough to successfully remove the loose tooth. At the end of the video, Mr. Regime assures watches that the circumstances were safe, and that he has 13 years of helicopter flying experience behind him.

　 “You"ve got to do everything safe in life, and that"s what I did today,” he said. Mr. Rahim later said that although some parents have used remote control helicopters to pull teeth before, he might be the first to use a full-sized aircraft, as he can"t find evidence that it has been done before.

　 Question 5 How did Rick Rahim remove his son"s loose tooth?

　 Question 6 What does the news reports say about Rick Rahim?

　 Question 7 What did Rick Rahim advise parents to do with their kids?

　 Long conversation 1

　 W: Hi, I"m speaking. Who"s this?

　 M: (8) Hi, Emma, I"m Paul from Hermes Delivery Service. Here"s a package for you. Are you at home to collect it?

　 W: (9) Oh, sorry, Paul. I’m out of the moment. Can you put it in my mailbox?

　 M: I"m afraid I can"t do that. Sorry, the package is too big, and it needs a signature to confirm you have received it. So I would need to deliver it at a time when you"re in.

　 W: Okay, well, I"m out all day today, but I should be in tomorrow morning before I go out for lunch. And then I"ll be at home again later in the afternoon. Will either of those times be convenient for you?

　M: (10) There not unfortunately, I"m sorry. I won"t be in the area tomorrow as I have some other deliveries to make on the other side of town. I could come the day after, if that suits you.

　 W: Okay, yes, that should be fine. I have a friend coming round in the afternoon, but I"ll be at home. So the day after tomorrow will be great. Do I need to pay for the package?

　 M: No, you don"t. It says here that you pay for it when you ordered it online.

　 W: Oh, yes, I did. I got mixed up.

　 M: (11) So you just need to sign the form to say you’ve received it.

　 W: Ok, great. See you the day after tomorrow then.

　 M: Yes. See you then

　 Question 8 Why is the man making the phone call?

　 Question 9 Why can"t the woman meet the man today?

　 Question 10 Why is the man unable to see the woman tomorrow?

　 Question 11 What should the woman do to receive her purchase?

　 Long Conversation

　Two

　 M: Hi, Emily! I hear you"re leaving for Italy soon. Do you plan to have a going-away party before you disappear? It’ll be really nice for us to hang out together before you go.

　 W: I"m not sure. I"m leaving in just two more days, and I"m going to miss all my friends here and especially this place. Why don"t you come over? I"m feeling rather sad, actually. I"m currently sitting alone at a table outside the Black Cat Cafe, listening to the rain and watching people passing by.

　 M: I am sorry. I can"t just now. I need to get this assignment finished by Monday, and I"m way behind. Anyhow, cheer up! You"re not leaving for good. And you"ll absolutely love Italy.

　 W: Yeah, you"re right. But I just feel like I"m not quite ready to go. And studying in a foreign country seems a bit overwhelming.

　M: Just think of your life in Milan. In the mornings, you can go down to a small local cafe, soaking up the suns rays and drinking coffee. I envy you. You can buy lots of gorgeous Italian clothes.

　 W: That does sound nice. And of course I can keep in touch with everyone through Facebook. Maybe you can all come visit me.

　 M: Of course we will. When is your flight?

　 W: On Saturday, after lunch, at 1:45.

　 M: Okay, I"ll try and come to the airport on Saturday to see you off. I"ll give you a call that morning, no matter what.

　 Question 12 What is the woman going to do?

　 Question 13 How does the woman feel at the moment?

　 Question 14 Why can"t the man meet the woman now?

　 Question 15 What will the man possibly do on Saturday?

　Passage One

　 Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. The mountain has been in a state of near continuous eruption for half of a million years. Exploring the Etna geographical area reveals a history written in fire. Before the eruptions, it was covered by forests of pine trees.

　 Located in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. However, its height often changes when volcanic material accumulates during eruptions and subsequently collapses. Few volcanoes in the world have an eruption history so thoroughly documented by historical records. Etna’s eruption history dates back as far as 1500 BC. Some two hundred eruptions have been recorded down through the centuries, but compared with other volcanoes, most of its eruptions have so far been fairly light in terms of death and destruction. Only about one hundred deaths have been attributed to the volcano. The mountain hasn"t been entirely harmless, however. In 1928, it destroyed the town of Mascali.

　 Over the centuries, Etna’s lowest slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for growing grapes, apples and nuts. Local people have also carved out over two hundred caves in the soft rock, and use them for everything from sacred burial places to food storage. Large mammals once wandered the volcano slopes, but today, foxes, wild cats, rabbits and mice are more common. Some of those small mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.

　Question 16 What does the speakers say about Mount Etna?

　 Question 17 What do we learn about the lower slopes of Mount Etna?

　 Question 18 What does the speaker say about big birds like golden eagles at Mount Etna?

　 Passage Two

　 (19) My name is Brandon Leonard, and I"m an author, magazine writer, filmmaker and public speaker. I"m self-employed, which means I work for myself and I do what I love. We have a popular scene in America which goes, “Do what you love, and you"ll never work a day in your life.” (20) But I"m here to tell you that instead of focusing on doing what we love, I think we should focus on loving what we do.

　 In my line of work, you’ll hear a lot about talent, which is an idea we mostly invented to give ourselves an excuse to be lazy. Here"s why: if you see someone doing something really well, you would say it"s because they are talented. You think they are somehow special. You discount the tremendous amount of work they"ve done to get to where they are.

　 Research has shown that talent is nothing without hard work. (21) I choose to believe in hard work, but not so much in talent. There are no special people, just people who put in enough hard work until something special happens. I can promise you one thing: whatever you choose to do for a career, if you work hard at it, eventually special things will happen. They may not happen as quickly as you"d like them to, and they may turn out to be completely different from the special things you imagined at the beginning, but they will happen.

　 Question 19 What do we learn about the speaker?

　 Question 20 What is the speaker’s advice to his audience?

　 Question 21 What does the speaker say about talent?

　 Passage Three

　 A question we often ask others and are also frequently asked by others is “what do you normally do after school or work?” Some commonplace answers are, “well, I go to the gym.” “Um, I just go home and watch TV.” “I meet my friends for dinner.” or “I just go to b...